Kobayashi, Washington State, Nikko Traditional Method Sparkling

Not to be missed: Travis Allen's sparkling wine is fermented with flor yeast gifted by Anselme Selosse. A Blanc de Noirs from dry-farmed, own-rooted vines planted in 1973 in the Columbia Gorge/Columbia Valley. Made in the méthode champenoise, aged 10 months in barrel and 22 months on the lees. Zero dosage. Part of an ultra-small, cult production of under 1,000 cases a year.